The 50 Best Albums of 1988
by Spex (1988) 
Spex was a German rock and pop culture magazine located in Berlin, Germany. These are their best albums of 1988.
(Official website: https://www.spex.de)
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
6,914
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Year of Release:
1988
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1,151
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
480
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Total albums: 30. Page 1 of 3
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The 50 Best Albums of 1988 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Eleventh Dream Day | 1 | 3% | |
| Das Damen | 1 | 3% | |
| Thin White Rope | 1 | 3% | |
| Saint Vitus | 1 | 3% | |
| fIREHOSE | 1 | 3% | |
| Screaming Trees | 1 | 3% | |
| Cosmic Psychos | 1 | 3% | |
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Other 1988 year charts
A total of 20 charts from recognised sources are available for 1988, with the 3 most prominent highlighted below. Additionally, there are 412 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village Voice Albums of the Year 1988 | Village Voice | 1988 year chart | 1988 | |
| Rolling Stone 1988 Best Of Critics | Rolling Stone | 1988 year chart | 1988 | |
| Kerrang!'s Albums Of 1988 | Kerrang! | 1988 year chart | 1988 |  |
Other charts by Spex
A total of 37 charts from Spex are available; the 3 most recent of this type are highlighted below.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 20 Best Albums of 2017 | Spex | 2017 year chart | 2017 | |
| The 20 Best Albums of 2016 | Spex | 2016 year chart | 2016 | |
| The 25 Best Albums of 2015 | Spex | 2015 year chart | 2015 | |
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| Best Artists of 1988 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Sonic Youth | |
| 2. Pixies | |
| 3. Talk Talk | |
| 4. Public Enemy | |
| 5. Metallica | |
| 6. My Bloody Valentine | |
| 7. Tracy Chapman | |
| 8. R.E.M. | |
| 9. N.W.A | |
| 10. Iron Maiden | |
| 11. Leonard Cohen | |
| 12. Jane's Addiction | |
| 13. The Traveling Wilburys | |
| 14. Queensrÿche | |
| 15. The Pogues | |
| 16. The Go-Betweens | |
| 17. Morrissey | |
| 18. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | |
| 19. Nick Cave | |
| 20. The Church |
